Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Reconciliation and verification

Reconciliation and verification — practice question

The purchases ledger control account had a $79500 balance before the following errors were considered. 1 A $5300 contra between the purchases ledger control account and the sales ledger control account had not been entered. 2 Cash purchases of $1200 on the final day of the period were omitted from the records. 3 The discount received column in the cash book was overcast by $6200. 4 The returns inwards journal had been undercast by $1500. Which amount for trade payables should appear in the statement of financial position?

  • A$78900
  • B$80100
  • C$80400
  • D$81600

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